1st Valentine's Day and 1st Trip to the Zoo!

B, Dare, Ken, Av, Ry, & Korynnie

B & Avery
Darien & Rylie...Just love her expressions!
Korynnie playin' with Ken's hat!
EVERYONE with the elephant!!
Notice the giraffe's in the background!

Look! Look! Look! Cool Cat Rylie!
Aaaaaaa!
Korynnie and Pop lookin' at the monkeys!

Our 1st Valentine's Day...Daddy and Avery reading her card!
"Awesome!! I love Elmo!"

Giving Daddy a card from his valentine's!
Typical! Typical!

They do this all the time when watching T.V.!!

Daddy reading Korynnie's card to her!
Mommy reading Rylie's!
Rylie giving Mommy a BIG kiss!

Oh how I melt when she gives me kisses!!

Waiting on my gourmet meal!! ha! ha!

We all know better!

Avery Grace!
Avery and Rylie!
Korynnie posing for a quick shot!

That was extremely hard getting a shot with her bow!!

Every time i tried to put it on, she tried to take it off immediately!

What is that smell?

J/J...Another one of Rylie's famous expressions!

Mommy's birthday!! I sure loved having "Mommy" written on my cake this year!!
Right before bath time!
Loved the shoes and socks!
Every time Daddy tries to eat in front of the girls...they camp out around him and beg for samples!! They love to eat!
This is our first time in the grass!!

Rylie with her cousin Abby's "Wendy's" wig!! I tried to get one of each of the girls, but they wouldn't leave it on! I did get one of Daddy, but he'd kill me if I posted it on the blog!!
The girls!
The Marquart 5!
Aunt Becky and Abby with the girls!
The Marquart 5 again!

We've had a lot of 1st's lately!! We went to our first wedding tonight (sorry no pics)! The girls are soon to have their 1st birthday too! We just can't believe it! This year has gone by just too fast!! It seems like just a few month's ago we brought them home from the hospital and had no idea how we were going to take care of 3 girls! We're slowly figuring it out...there are new adventures and happenings daily!! It's so much fun, but I wish it would slow down...a lot! I want them to be babies for another 4 or 5 years!! They are going to be walking before you know it! Avery has already taken 7 steps...Korynnie has taken about 2...Rylie still doesn't have any interest, but when she's ready, I bet she'll be ready to run!!

I'm sure I'll update you with 1st BIRTHDAY pics next month! ...and I'm sure there will be lots!!

Take care!

Love,

Bry, Dana, Avery, Rylie, and Korynne

Some Pics to Start the NEW YEAR!

Rylie, Korynne, & Avery!
Peek-a-boo!!
She was having so much fun wrapping herself up like a tamale!
Here is Rylie...with hair!
...and Avery!
...and Korynnie!

My sweet lil' Korynnie!
We love our CHOO-CHOO!
Look at my two front teeth!
After the Houston 1/2 Marathon!

*Daddy and the girls came to watch and cheer Mommy on! It was so sweet to see them along the path! I got to see Avery (with Mimi and Pop) at mile 2! She looked so sweet all bundled up!! She truly brought tears to my eyes!! My mom took pics, so when she gets me a copy I'll scan it and share it with you guys!

*Then, Daddy had Rylie and Korynnie were at mile 5! Again, the tears started to well up! It was so special to see them! I was so proud of Daddy for being able to get the girls dressed and fed and out the door to meet me around 8 a.m.!! That was hard work!
*They all (Daddy, Avery, Rylie, Korynne, Mimi, and Pop) met me (and my running group) at the end! Seeing them near the end gave me the last boost of energy to finish the run!

Her are the girls with my group later that evening!! They were exhausted from the day...we didn't bother trying to get a "GOOD" pic...we just wanted to get A pic! You can see why from the look on Avery's face!

Here is Rylie..."Help, I'm stuck!"
One of Rylie's many funny faces!
...and another!
Oh...and here is her sweet face!
My lil' Avery Grace!

Mimi and Avery Grace at the Woodlands Ice Skating Rink!

It was outdoors...a few days after Christmas! It was SUPER cold! We watched our cousins skate for awhile and then Tia Liz, Me, and the girls drove around! The girls fell fast asleep and Liz and I stopped at Starbuck's to get a lil' something to help warm us up! You gotta do what you gotta do!

Rylie, "Hold me tight and keep me warm Brayden!"
Here is our donut shop "Employee of the Month"!!

Darien designed the hat herself

Rylie, "Look I can do it like my sissy's!"
My sweet girl!

I know I get carried away, but I love to share!!

They are getting so big so fast! I know I always say that, but it's so true! I can't believe the things they are doing! Lots of pulling up, some standing, some teething, some speaking (actual words...DaDa, MaMa, Pop, Bye Bye, Hi), some waving, lots of crawling, eating lots of new things, lots of babbling too! It's so fun to watch all they do...they just learn so fast!

They are 10 months old now...we are going to be celebrating their 1st birthday before you know it!!

Lots of love,
Bry, Dana, Avery, Rylie, and Korynnie